RESUME
January, 2006
Kenneth
L. Modesitt, Ph.D.
(260)
482-7739 (H)
CAREER SUMMARY
Leadership
administrative position with an innovative institution of higher learning,
using my background in the Computer Science and Software Engineering
disciplines. Have demonstrated
leadership and technical competence in both academia and industry. Used four decades of leadership, management,
and technical experience in computing and technology. Demonstrated expertise includes leadership of
academic and industry departments, academic/industry collaboration, team-building
across disciplines, information technology, research with leading-edge
technology, strategic planning, and innovation in aerospace and manufacturing
industries. Technical areas of
international renown as evidenced by publications, grants, and positions held
include software engineering, expert knowledge-based systems, and distributed
learning.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-Present Associate Dean for External Partnerships and Research,
· Duties include: Develop an infrastructure for the School through which faculty and students can collaborate more effectively and directly with external partners throughout northeast Indiana and beyond, including ETCS/OLS alumni; Strengthen external professional advisory boards; Promote research and scholarship opportunities for faculty and students; Expand the base of research funding from federal agencies, foundations, and the private sector; and broaden opportunities for student financial support through internships, scholarships, and cooperative education appointments.
· Serve as chair of Search and Screen Committee for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology (MIET) Chair (2005-2006).
· Served as chair of Search and Screen Committee for Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology (CAET) Chair (2004-2005).
· Served as only IPFW representative to Eli Lilley Northeast Indiana Business Plan Competition. Reviewed 20+ applications and served as one of four judges to award $40K to top three competitors (2004).
· Serve as SETCS/OLS liaison the Advocates: industry advisory group
· Reinvigorated SETCS/OLS Newsletter in 2005.
· School representative on Ad-Hoc committee for search of new ETCS/School of Performing Arts. Reviewed 20+ applicants (2005-2006).
· School representative on Ad-Hoc committee for search of new ETCS/School of Business liaison librarian. Reviewed 20+ applicants (2004-2005).
· Serve on Allen County Education Partnership and ITT grant group for Allen County Public Schools: helped decide on awardees for $20K each year.
· Chaired Research section for School Retreat: May, 2004
· Developed ETCS Colloquium Series for 2004-2006, involved five new faculty (2004-2005) and three new faculty and two returning from sabbatical (2005-06). Details at http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/dean/colloquium/index.php
· Served as external faculty on OLS P&T case.
· Developed System Engineering Workshop involving three nationally-known experts and 50 professionals from local industry and faculty (2004). See http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/~sysengr/index.php
2002-Present Tenured Professor and Associate Chair
(2003-2004), Department of Computer Science
·
Was
primary person for preparing ABET/CAC accreditation material for B.S. Computer
Science degree; granted one course release time in conjunction with appointment
as Associate Chair. Primary responsibility for self-study and official visits
in October, 2003. The Department
received official notice on August 23rd, 2004 that the program was accredited,
retroactive to October, 2002. We
subsequently learned that the Computer Science program at IPFW is the first and
only such accredited program in the state of
·
Developed and taught new “CS 0” course CS 112 –
Survey of Computer Science. Developed to address major retention issues with CS
160 and CS 161.
·
Developed and taught CS 360 – Software
Engineering. First time the course had been taught in over 10 years
·
Developed and taught CS 460 – Capstone Design
and Professional Practice. This is the
only place in the CS program where direct assessment measures are possible;
required for CAC/ABET.
·
Teach
first two programming courses [Java] for CS majors and others, using pair
programming and team approaches to emphasize importance of software process;
also taught courses in programming language design, theory of computation, and
graduate courses in artificial intelligence, and expert systems. Independent Studies in software engineering survey,
web-enabled databases, Java Beans, distributed learning, ontologies.
·
Made extensive use of distributed learning using
WebCT to enable students to work more flexibly, as many of them are full-time
or part-time employees in local industry. Used new version WebCT Vista for all
courses.
·
Initiated
Computer Science Professional Advisory Board in 2003, now composed of 23 senior
technologists from local and regional industry, business and universities to
assist the department in arenas of students, faculty, curriculum, labs, grants,
and other areas. Website is at http://www.cs.ipfw.edu/pab/pab.php
·
Initiated
Computer Science Student Advisory Board in 2003, now composed of 20 students
from all levels to assist the department in arenas of recruitment, retention,
faculty interaction, curriculum, labs, scheduling, and other areas. Website is
at http://www.ipfw.edu/cssab/public/homepage.htm
·
Developed
NSF grant for Broadening Participation in Computing entitled “Connecting with
Excellence: Assessment and Visualization Tools for Recruiting and Retention
Programs in Computing.” PI, in conjunction with Dr. Kim (co-PI) and Tammy
Toscos (other professional). Three-year period at a cost of $687,487. Not
funded.
·
Initiated
the process for a new chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the first and only
honorary society for the computing sciences.
UPE is part of ACM and has over 100 chapters in the U.S and abroad. Charter Initiation ceremony held on Friday,
February 4, 2005. Please see http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~upe/
·
Assist
in design and development of the CS home page. The home page is generally
acknowledged to be a premier one in the School, thanks to Tammy Toscos and
Michelle Parker. Encouraged the department to provide for continued enhancement
of the web site, by committing appropriate resources. A talented undergraduate
now does routine maintenance, under faculty direction. Please see www.cs.ipfw.edu
·
Responsible
for physical move of entire department, including laboratories, from Kettler
Hall to ETCS building during the summer of 2004, including new labs, offices,
etc..
·
Initiated
pilot test of the PLATO® Computer Based Learning System, initially targeted for
CASA students taking
·
Appointed
as department representative on School Promotion and Tenure committee
·
Represented
Computer Science at community Focus Group to help IPFW obtain direction for
future programs
·
Wrote
papers and grants related to assessment, International Software Engineering
Survey and University Consortium www.ipfw.edu/sesurvey
for submission to funding agencies, professional international journals and
conferences.
·
Served
as reviewer on Software Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK), an
international committee of IEEE-CS and other professional societies proposing
curricula for undergraduate degrees in software engineering
·
Appointed
as Computing Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (CAC/ABET) Program Evaluator.
Attended training session and made three site visits: multi-person team
in which I was requested by team chair to concentrate on objectives and
assessments section.
·
Requested
to do a comprehensive program evaluation of a Computer Science undergraduate
degree program for a west-coast university.
·
Chaired
IPFW committee on dual enrollment and cross-listed graduate courses, at the
request of Dr. David McCants, in the office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs
1994-2001 Chair (1994-2000) and Tenured Professor,
Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS)
University of Michigan-Dearborn,
Department Level [www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS]
·
Assumed
total responsibility for growing from a staff of five full-time Ph.D.s in 1994
to 13 funded tenure-track positions in 2001 and ~8 adjunct faculty on a $1.1M
annual budget. Department has 450+
undergraduates and 130+ graduate students.
Became second-largest department in the
·
Guided
department through first national accrediting process by CSAB -- received
maximum accreditation for both computer science and information systems options
in June, 1997
·
Led
department during record growth since 1994: 106.8% increase in graduates/year
(91 vs. 44), 55.7% in majors (531 vs. 341); 81.2% in FTE Students (226 vs.
129.8), and 36.8% in credit hours (5481 vs. 4006)
·
Helped
hire eight new faculty (first two women) in networking, multi-data bases,
software engineering, security
·
Took
primary responsibility for new M.S. in Software Engineering degree, joint with
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, starting in September,
1999. Served as graduate program chair
for first three years.
·
Initiated
B.S. in Software Engineering, approved for Winter, 2001: one of five in
·
Took
major responsibility for new M.S. in Information Systems and Technology degree,
joint with Department of Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering. Commenced in Fall, 2000.
·
Obtained
and assisted faculty in obtaining over $15M in cash and in-kind grants for Cray
T3-E super computer, CASE tools, desk-top video conferencing, imaging: NSF,
Ford, Oracle, Motorola, Daimler-Chrysler, Sterling Software, Texas Instruments,
EDS, Microsoft, Rational, Verilog
·
Added
hypermedia lab to existing NSF-funded ones for open systems +
parallel/distributed ones
·
Initiated
efforts to use distributed learning and desktop video conferencing for courses,
including the development of the premiere departmental home page on the world
wide web (over 217K hits and 500MB)
·
Started
CIS Professional Advisory Board (PAB), composed of 36 senior technologists from
leading industries, which has met on a quarterly basis since April, 1995
·
Began
effort to move curriculum delivery to include distributed learning mode via
Internet
·
Started
CIS Student Alumni Advisory Board, composed of 20 students of all class standing,
as well as alumni
·
Created
Student Technology Assistant program, serving campus and local industry with
35+ students [www.stamichigan.org]
·
Initiated
effort to implement on-campus offering of MCSE from Microsoft®, after only six
months planning, with input from the CIS PAB.
College Level [www.engin.umd.umich.edu]
·
Initiated
effort to rename
·
Requested
by Dean: chair Distance Learning Committee, to offer several graduate degrees
via Internet
·
Requested
by Dean: chair new Information Technology Committee, to serve industry customer
base better
·
Requested
by Dean: chair search for new position of Director of Interdisciplinary
Programs
University Level [www.umd.umich.edu]
·
Requested
by Chancellor: serve on Inauguration Committee
·
Requested
by Provost: serve on Teaching Learning and Technology Roundtable [co-chair]
·
Requested
by Provost: review RFP for the Student Information System, serve on steering
committee
·
Requested
by Provost: chair search for Chief Information Officer and Executive Director
of ITS
·
Requested
by Chancellor: serve on Distributed Learning Task Force.
Individual
Contributor
·
Wrote
and obtained grant from ACM/IEEE-CS for annual international survey on Software
Engineering
·
Granted
sabbatical during Fall 2000 to develop International Software Engineering
University Consortium (ISEUC:www.iseuc.org), based on grant above. Pursued external funding to support ISEUC
course release time and infrastructure cost at 30+ institutions, via various
grant proposals
·
Consulted
with Next Generation Software Department of U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command
(only federal government laboratory in
·
Served
as reviewer for Software Engineering Body Of Knowledge (SWEBOK) in Requirements
Engineering and Software Management
·
Wrote
many papers and submitted many grants (see lists in later pages)
·
Chaired
three regional workshops of 40-50 faculty from 10-12 universities since 1995.
1993-1994 Manager,
LORAL Western Development Laboratories,
Responsible for the management of
independent and contract R&D, technology transfer into other departments, developing business strategies and
tactics, and identifying short and long-range technology thrusts. My
accomplishments during the first
six months included:
·
Formulated
a charter and business plan for
·
Managed
three projects using technologies of simulation, computer-based training, work
flow, document management and imaging, computer-based authoring systems,
client/server, object-oriented data bases.
Targeted domains included aircraft crew and maintenance training,
re-engineering of organizations, and medical.
The budget for these projects exceeded $1M and involved about 30
professionals.
·
Wrote
a white paper based on extending the above projects: "Help for Worker Bees
-- Smart People and Smart Computers: Networked Adaptive Performance Support
Systems." The concept was to extend
performance support systems, using both inductive expert systems and PLATO-like
networking abilities over the Internet.
It was presented at the Society for Learning Technology Interactive
Conference in
·
Initiated
a series of technical seminars for software engineers, system engineers, and
program managers. These included
presentations by world-renowned experts, e.g., Dr. Donald Michie of the Turing
Institute, as well as in-house experts and vendors of various technologies.
·
Initiated
a formal process in evaluation of software packages, for possible use in our
Technology Test Bed, as well as gleaning ideas for future software development.
·
Was
appointed by VP to be site representative on the WDL Training Council.
·
Presented
"When the Golden Arches Gang Aft Agley: Software Engineering and Computer
Science" at the Seventh Conference on Software Engineering, Software
Engineering Institute.
·
Sent
letters to presidents of all 34 Loral divisions, including the newest one --
IBM Federal Systems Company-- as well as other high-technology firms, to obtain
information on setting up a corporate-wide data base on all R&D programs.
·
Met
with technical and new business managers of several other Loral divisions to
determine if we could perform joint Contract R&D.
·
Initiated
contacts with GMU,
1988 - 1993 Head and Tenured Professor, Department of Computer Science
Department
Level
·
Assumed
total responsibility for a staff of 11 full-time (10 Ph.D.) and 10-15 part-time
faculty on a $600K annual budget. The
department had 250 undergraduates; 30 graduate students.
·
Initiated
the effort to seek national accreditation for the Department from CSAB,
beginning in 1988. Accreditation was
received in July, 1993 for the Scientific/Systems option,
·
Incorporated
software engineering courses in the core curriculum,
·
Secured
over $220K worth of advanced PC and Mac-based software for the department at no cost to the University, $250K worth of hardware for two new student
computing laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms at a cost of $50K to the
University, and a new UNIX platform (DEC System 5100) to replace an aging PDP
11/44,
·
Initiated
active involvement of industry by forming a Computer Science Professional
Advisory Board of nine members,
including NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center,
·
Initiated
active involvement of the student body via forming a CS Student Advisory Board
·
Helped
hire four new faculty (two women, two associate): neural networks, multi-media
and computational geometry.
University
Level
·
Initiated
plan for providing vastly increased student computing access across the entire
campus (16,000 students) in 1989. Was
acted upon favorably by the Board of Regents in 1990, resulting in a continuing
source ($200K+ annually) for computing hardware
(PCs and Macs) and software in seven networked student laboratories.
·
Developed
plan to provide computing resources for all faculty at the University. Plan approved in my last semester: 400+
Macintosh Centris 650 and Zenith '486 networked micros appeared on the desk of
every faculty member who desired one during the summer of 1993.
Individual
Contributor
·
Oversaw
selection of and chaired all 20+ technical workshops and symposia for the
National ACM SIGCSE Conference in
·
Presented
multi-week workshop in the Peoples' Republic of China. While there, recruited first-ever visiting
research scholar. Dr. Tong Long En (
1984 - 1988 Professor, Computer Science (Tenured: 1986)
·
Combined
challenging academic and industrial experiences on a daily basis in the fields
of software engineering, expert systems, and computer-based learning. Developed and taught team courses in expert
systems and computer-based learning, based on industrial experience.
·
Obtained
$70K worth of new software from over two dozen software vendors at no cost.
1984 - 1988 Senior Member of Technical Staff, Level VI
Rocketdyne
Division, Rockwell International,
·
Had
half-time employment with Rocketdyne, propulsion division of Rockwell
International and manufacturers of the Space Shuttle Main Engines, while
full-time professor at University.
Full-time in summers
·
Recommended
inductive expert system tool and helped design an inductive expert system in
area of performance analysis. SCOTTY
runs on large-grained parallel computer today.
The
combination of this position with academia enabled me to write and present
papers for several international and international audiences, including
invitations from industries and research institutes:
1978 - 1984 Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas and
Manager,
Computer Based Learning
·
Requested
total business responsibility (over $2M annual budget) for having 108 PLATO
Basic Skills and High School Skills program packages (800 hours of instruction)
put on the TI 99/4A home computer, the first time they had run on other than
CDC mainframe hardware. Had these
packages, plus the PLATO ROM-based interpreter, on the market by 4Q83 (TI
closed entire division on 10/31/93!).
Follow-on business strategy included:
PLATO
access disk permitting dial-up to central PLATO
PLATO
II interpreter for new TI machines and peripherals
Authoring
tools for CBL professionals and non-programmers
Home
Computer Courseware Authoring Program involving third-party brokers.
Corporate
Education Director (first one ever for the corporation)
·
Helped
ensure that an adequate number of qualified technical people would be available
for the next five years, including the upgrade and cross training of current TI
employees. Involved expanding university
relationships, locally and world-wide, and encouraging their use of distance
learning. Annual budget for employee
educational and training expenses at TI during the early 1980's approached
$10M.
·
Acted
as the catalyst for institutionalizing computer-based learning (CBL) across the
corporation, including management, professional, and non-exempt employees.
·
Formed
and chaired the TI Training and Education Forum composed of professionals in
the field. Held quarterly workshops
concentrating on rationale, design, development, delivery, and evaluation using
in-house and occasional outside expertise.
·
Served
as only industry representative on the advanced technology committee for the
Association of Media-based Continuing Education for Engineers, helping to
create National Technological University (NTU) promoting distance graduate
degree learning. NTU is a significant presence today -- testimony to the success of innovative
concepts turned into reality.
·
Fostered
local cooperation, by forming and chairing Metroplex Alliance for Engineering
Education (MAFEE), a consortium of twenty high-technology corporations, two
engineering universities, two community college districts, and two major K-12
school districts. Unified curricula were
published. Sought out junior high
schools to expose students to engineering at a critical time for their academic
choices. MAFEE continues to be a growing and viable organization today in
the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Software System Engineer:
·
Developed
and delivered courses on Pascal (TI version).
·
Developed
and taught first course in Microprocessor Pascal (language and real-time kernel
OS) for embedded applications in
·
Designed
and developed internal course on software engineering, based on Yourdon/DeMarco
seminar. Taught first course, at request
of the Personal Computer Division in
·
Recommended
lease of PLATO® CBL system, first one in TI, for delivery of technical material
on individualized basis. Hired PLATO
developers over the world-wide network.
1972 - 1977 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (Awarded with tenure:
1976), Mathematical Sciences
·
Served
as first and primary staff person for computer science, where entire CS
curriculum was designed and taught, and utilizing ACM guidelines.
·
Served
as primary liaison for PLATO with
·
Developed
individualized mode of instruction, using Keller’s Personalized System of
Instruction (PSI), for most of lower-level CS courses and others. Presented
several papers at conferences with positive results.
1967 - 1970 Instructor, Scientific Applications Programmer, Mathematical
Sciences
1972 Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, CO
·
Developed
and taught most of the ACM Curriculum '68, as well as courses of my own design
(real-time systems, computer based learning), while serving as primary staff
member in computer science.
·
Formulated
guidelines for B.S. M.S, and Ph.D. degrees in CS that were implemented later.
1963 - 1965 Programmer Analyst, Advanced Development Division
Control
Data Corporation,
·
Assisted
in design, implementation, and documentation of compiler-generators and systems
programming language compilers for the CDC 3600.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Computer Science,
M.S. Computer Science, Carnegie
Institute of Technology (now
M.S. Computer Science,
B.S. Mathematics,
Over
110 presentations, tutorials and workshops have been given throughout the
Grooming Our Future Software Engineers. Submitted to 19th
Conference on Software Engineering and Training (CSEET 2006),
Workshop on Real Projects for Real-Clients Courses. Co-authored with D. Klappholz and V. Alstrum,
Accepted for 19th Conference on Software Engineering and Training
(CSEET 2006),
A Winning Role for Industry in Computer Science Programs.
Accepted for 2006 ASEE Illinois-Indiana
and North Central 2006 Conference,
A Practical Assessment Guide to the Use of Professional Advisory Boards. Accepted for Best Assessment Processes VIII of ABET, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, February 27-28, 2006.
W3 – Winning Three Times Over: Industry, University,
Society. ABET Annual Meeting, on
Accreditation, Innovation, and Improvement,
Wanted: No Boundaries: Software Engineering Education. ASEE Illinois/Indiana Sectional Conference,
2005.
The Distributed Development of Software Engineering
Professionals. International
Colloquium on Engineering Education, ASEE and
Too Early, Too Late, or Just-in-time? Software Engineering Education at a Global Level: Who are the Players? Seventh IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications, Marina Del Ray, CA, November, 2003, pp. 12-18. {Selected as “Best Paper” in Session}
The
Software Engineering and Space Shuttles: A Really Good Fit -- But
There’s a Problem. Presented at IPFW ACM Student Chapter, April, 2002.
The
Collaboration
Proposal:
Design and Implementation of Benchmark Software for Engine Control of Microprocessors. co-authored with D. Yoon, K. Wang, V. Guarna and S. Rober, 18th International Conference & Exposition on Testing Computer Software, Washington, D.C., June 20-22, 2001, pp. 159-176.
Where Are We Now? A Status Report on the First Annual Survey
for International Academic Software Engineering Programs. Primary author,
co-authored with D. Bagert and L. Werth, 23rd International
Conference on Software Engineering,
International Academic Software Engineering:
Results of First Annual Survey. Primary author, co-authored with D. Bagert and
L. Werth, IASTED International Conference on Applied Informatics,
Survey of Software Engineering Programs. ACM Software Engineering Notes (SIGSOFT), 25 (4), July, 2000, pp. 5-7.
Annual Survey of International Software Engineering Programs (Progress Reports). Forum for Advancing Software Engineering (FASE), available on-line [www.cs.ttu.edu/fase], 10 (5), May, 2000, November, 2000.
From Systems to System Planning: Linking parts
to the whole. co-authored with R.
Watkins and R. Kaufman. Discovering Connections: Renaissance Through Systems
Learning International Conference, September, 2000.
Performance
Evaluation of Microcontrollers for Engine Control. Co-authored with T. Bauer,
K. Want, D. Yoon, K. Akingbehin, D. Rober and V. Guarna, 17th
International Conference and Exposition on Testing Computer Software,
Washington, D.C., June, 2000.
Just
in Time Learning in Software Engineering. Co-authored with B. Maxim and K.
Akingbehin, Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE,
Evolution
of Software Engineering Within a Computer Science Curriculum. co-authored with
K. Akingbehin, IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and
Applications,
Can
Expert Systems be of Assistance in Software Requirements Engineering? XpertUser Knowledge Acceleration
Conference,
Back
to the Future: PLATO® on the Internet at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in
1998, Starting from the
An
Ideal Vision for Shaping the Future: Why, Who and How – From a ’67 Chevy to
Space Stations to Internets. National Science Foundation, January, 1998.
What’s
a Person To Do? XpertUser Knowledge
Acceleration Conference,
Supporting
Collaborative Work Using Desktop Video on the Internet. Co-authored with B.
Maxim, Technology Days of the
A
Distributed Learning Project Involving Information Technology, the Parable of
the ‘67 Chevy, and an Ideal Vision. National Conference on Higher Education,
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC, March, 1997.
Experiences
with an Open Systems Computing Laboratory. Co-authored with B. Maxim, B.
Elenbogen, et. al., Computer Science Education, Ablex Publishing, 1996,
pp. 247-256.
Information
Technology, The Parable of the ‘67 Chevy, and an Ideal Vision. Distance
Learning Conference, AECT,
Project
DISTINCOM@University of Michigan-Dearborn: A Prototype of the Distributed
Intelligent Community, 18th Annual Conference on Interactive Multimedia in
Performance, Education and Training, Society for Applied Learning Technology,
Smart
People and Smart Computers: Networked Adaptive Performance Support Systems. 17th
Annual Conference on Interactive
Multimedia in Performance, Education and Training, Society for Applied
Learning Technology, Washington, D.C., August, 1994, pp. 91-101. Revised version presented at the 38th
International Conference of the Association for the Development of
Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS),
A
Successful Software Engineering Experience -- Two Perspectives: The Student and
the Professor. Co-authored with Nancy Scott.
Eighth Annual Software Engineering Education Conference, Software
Engineering Institute, New Orleans, LA, January, 1995.
When
the Golden Arches Gang Aft Agley: Software Engineering and Computer Science. Proceedings
of the Seventh Annual Software Engineering Education Conference, Software
Engineering Institute, San Antonio, TX, January, 1994, pp. 35-61. Revised version of poster session at the 15th
International Conference on Software Engineering,
The
Student of Socrates Meets the Students of
PLATO®
and The Community College, The Leading Edge in the
Basic
Principles and Techniques in Knowledge Acquisition. book chapter, Expert
Systems in Civil Engineering: Knowledge Acquisition, American Society of
Civil Engineers, 1992, pp. 11-49.
The
Golden Arches of Academic Computing. 34th International Conference of
the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems
(ADCIS), St. Louis, MO, 1991, p. 5.
Computer
Science in the Real World: Expert Systems, Software Engineering, and
Computer-based Learning: Engineering of Complex Reliable Software Systems, and
How Computers Can Help People Learn to Build Them. Two-week series of invited lectures given to
the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Science and
Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China, June, 1991.
Computer-based
Learning, Expert Systems, and Software Engineering: Advanced Tools for
Engineering Education Now and in 2001. International
Journal of Applied Engineering Education, TEMPUS Publications, Vol. 7, No.
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Inductive
Knowledge Acquisition: a Case Study of Scotty. book chapter, Readings in
Knowledge Acquisition: Current Practices and Trends, Horwood, Ltd., 1990,
pp. 200-212.
Computer-based
Learning, Expert Systems, and Software Engineering: Advanced Hybrid Tools for
Engineering Education Now and in 2001. Frontiers in Education Conference,
American Society for Engineering Education,
Inductive
Knowledge Acquisition Experience with Commercial Tools for Space Shuttle Main
Engine Testing. Fifth Conference on
Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications, NASA/University of
The
Integration of Automated Knowledge Acquisition with Computer-Aided Software
Engineering for Space Shuttle Expert Systems. Fifth Conference on
Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications, NASA/University of
Lessons
Learned in Computer-based Learning: A Personal Tale of Three Decades. Association for the Development
of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) Conference,
Hands-on
Evaluation of Several Popular PC
Learning
in an Introductory Expert System Course. Co-authored with David Warman. IEEE
Expert, Spring, 1989, pp. 45-49.
Inductive
Programming Workshop, Organizer and Chair, The International Inductive
Programming Special Interest Group (IPSIG),
Inductive
Learning in Engineering. Tutorial for
the International Special Interest Group on Inductive Programming,
Knowledge
Acquisition: Principles and Guidelines,
Karen McGraw and Karan Harbison-Briggs, requested by Dr. McGraw to write
preface, Prentice-Hall, 1989, ix-x.
Experience
with Commercial Tools Involving Induction on Large Databases for Space Shuttle
Main Engine Testing. Invited talk for Fourth International Expert
Systems Conference,
Experts:
Human and Otherwise. Third
International Expert Systems Conference, London, England, 1987, pp.
333-342; also presented at California State University Colloquium and Citicorp,
Los Angeles, CA 1988.
Expert
Systems and Space Applications, Invited talk, ACM Chapter,
Expert
Systems Tutorial: Basic Concepts. Western
Conference on Expert Systems, IEEE,
A
Student's View: Learning in an Introductory Expert System Course. Co-authored
with David Warman. Expert Systems:
International Journal of Knowledge Engineering, 1988, pp. 30-39.
Pascal
Plus Data Structures, Algorithms, and Advanced Programming Test Item File (Text by N. Dell and S.
Lilly). DC Heath, 1988.
Space
Shuttle Main Engine Anomaly Data and Inductive Knowledge Based Systems:
Automated Corporate Expertise. Third Conference on Artificial Intelligence
for Space Applications, NASA,
BIRDS:
Bibliographical and Informational Retrieval Database System for Expert Systems
and Software Engineering. Co-authored with Patrick Leong, Rocketdyne Technical
Report, September, 1987.
The
Four Ws of Expert Knowledge-Based Systems: Why, What, When and Why Not. National
Computer Graphics Association Conference,
Space
Shuttle Main Engine Test Analysis -- A Case Study for Inductive Knowledge-based
Systems Involving Very Large Data Bases. Co-authored with Djamshid Asgari. IEEE Computer Society International
Conference on Computers and Application Conference (COMPSAC),
Software
Engineering. Invited talks to Litton
Data Systems, 1986.
Expert
Systems in the
Computer-Based
Authoring Systems and Their Use (Session Chair), IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in
Education Conference, Denver, CO, 1985.
Space
Shuttle Main Engine Test Analysis Using Knowledge-based System. Co-authored with Al Daumann, International
Conference on Computers in Mechanical Engineering (ASME), August,
1985, pp. 55-62. Also presented at the
Turing Institute in
Expert
Systems: A Short Course. Presented to
Edwards Air Force Base over the Instructional Television Network (ITN) of
Computer
Based Learning: Important Problems, Creative People, and Powerful Affordable
Tools. Journal of Computer-Based
Instruction, Vol. 9, May, 1983, pp. 26-33.
IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics,
June, 1983, pp. 206-207. Also Association of Educational Data Systems
(AEDS) National Conference, 1983, pp. 213-217; National Society
for Performance and Instruction (NSPI) National Conference, 1983.
Computer
Based Training: A Good Solution in Search of a Problem. ADCIS and NSPI National Conferences,
1982. Revised version at American
Society of Training and Development (ASTD) National Conference,
1982. Keynote address at Nebraska AEDS, 1982.
Retreat,
Endure, or Advance: The Impact of the Third Wave on Training and
Education. NSPI Performance and
Instruction Journal, December, 1981, pp. 5-14.
Training
and Education at
Software
Engineering Training for TI Middle Management.
Invited Presentation for ACM National Conference, 1980.
Software
Engineering Needs for Middle Managers.
Invited Presentation at AEDS Workshop, 1980.
Personal
Computing and Verbalizing: What Does It Cost to Read a Book? ADCIS National Conference, 1980, pp.
34-40.
Problems
of Recruiting Technical Personnel.
Invited Presentation at Business/University Conference on Instructional
Design, 1980.
An
Academic Meets Industry: Rethinking Computer-Based Education and Personalized
Systems of Instruction. National Computer Conference, 1979, pp. 403-405;
National Conference for Personalized Instruction, 1979.
Beyond
A
Community of Individuals: Cooperation and Individualization in Computer Science
Education. National Computer Conference, 1977, pp. 561-567; National
Conference on Personalized Instruction, 1977; ADCIS National Conference,
1977; Indiana University Computer Network Conference, 1977; Computers
and Education, An International Journal, 1978, pp. 227-234.
Cooperation
in Computer Science: Building a Community of Adults. AEDS National
Conference, 1977; ACM Computer Science Conference, 1977.
The
Tangled Triangle: Cooperation, Computer Science Education, and Personalized
Systems of Instruction. ADCIS National Conference, 1976; National
Conference on Personalized Instruction, 1976; Computers and Society
Bulletin of ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society, Summer,
1977.
Personalized
Systems of Instruction in Computer Science: "Adult" Education. National
Conference on Personalized Instruction in Higher Education, 1975.
An
Excellent Mixture for PSI: Computer Science, PLATOÒ, and Knowledge Levels. National
Conference on Personalized Instruction, 1974; ACM National Conference,
1974, pp. 89-92.
PSI:
A Valuable Addition to the Alphabet Soup for Computer Science Education. ACM
Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Bulletin,
1974.
Computer
Science at a University Regional Campus. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 1973.
ELIJAH:
An Intelligent Assistant for Natural Language Programming. ACM Computer
Science Conference, 1973.
ELIJAH:
An Approach to Natural Language Programming. Ph.D. Thesis,
SOLOMON
II: A Study in Computer Performance on Elementary
Computerized
Computer Science Bibliography for
SOLOMON:
A Question-Answering Program. M.S. Thesis,
ACADEMIC AWARDS/GRANTS
·
NSF
grant submitted for Demonstration Project of Broadening Participation in
Computing Program entitled “Connecting with Excellence: Assessment and
Visualization Tools for Recruiting and Retention Programs in Computing.” PI, in
conjunction with Dr. Kim (co-PI) and Tammy Toscos (other professional).
Three-year period at a cost of $687,487. Rejected. Under revision for
re-submission.
·
International Travel Grants to support trip to
·
How are we doing now? Graphical Trending of Web-enabled
Assessments, $750 (maximum allowed), IPFW Mini-Assessment Grant, December,
2004. Balance of funding total of $1500
from the Department
·
An
·
International
Travel Grant for
·
·
International
Software Engineering Annual Survey, ACM and IEEE-Computing Society, $3K, August,
1999.
·
Industry
grant for Cray T3-E 64-processor scalable super computer (EDS), $1M, 1999
·
Industry
grant for Program Verification (Motorola), $5K, 2000.
·
Industry
grant for Engine Control micro-processor study (Motorola), $80K
(co-invesigator), 1999-2001.
·
Industry
grant for developing the Student Technology Assistant (STA) program
(Daimler-Chrysler), $20K, 1998.
·
Industry
and University grants (Oracle, Verilog, Rational,
·
Computer
Science Professional Advisory Board Grants for Student Computing Laboratories,
matched by Western Kentucky University (WKU), 1990.
·
Ogden
Foundation Grant for Computer Science Faculty Zenith '386 personal computer
network, matched by WKU, 1990.
·
President's
Unrestricted and Faculty Development Grants, WKU, 1988-92.
·
Invited
address on Expert Systems for University Colloquium, California State
University (CSUN), 1988.
·
Development
Grants Rockwell International for Expert System and Software Engineering Tools,
CSUN, 1986-88.
·
Meritorious
Performance and Professional Promise Award, CSUN, 1986.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE
2004-Present Associate Dean for External
Partnerships and Research,
2005-2006 Chair,
Search and Screen Committee, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology
Chair
2004-2005 Chair,
Search and Screen Committee, Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology
Chair
2003-04 Associate
Chair of Computer Science, with specific responsibilities for accreditation and
assessment, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)
2002 Chair,
Mixed Enrollment Courses (IPFW)
2002-03 Department
representative, SETCS Promotion and Tenure committee (IPFW)
2002-present Various department committees:
accreditation (associate chair), student affairs, revision of CS curriculum,
ECET
BS degree in computer engineering, etc. (IPFW), faculty affairs, academic
affairs
2001 Chair,
Distance Learning for College Graduate Degrees,
2000 Chancellor’s
Inauguration Committee (UM-D)
1997-2001 Provost’s
Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable: (UM-D) Co-chair, 1997-1998
1997 Chair, Provost’s Search Committee for Chief Information Officer, (UM-D)
1996-97 Chancellor’s Task Force on
Distributed Learning, (UM-D)
1996-97 Chair, Search Committee for
Director of Interdisciplinary Programs,
1995-97 Teaching and Learning Committee,
chair of subcommittee on Information Technology, (UM-D)
1994-97 Steering Committee [5 members]
for Student Information System (UM-D)
1994-96 Chair, Information Technology
Committee,
1989-93 Chair, Computing Resources and
Applications Committee,
1990-92 Faculty Advisory Council, Center
for Teaching and Learning, (WKU)
1989-90 Steering Committee,
1988-93 Various departmental, College and
University committees, e.g., curriculum, graduate, computing laboratories, etc., (WKU)
1986-88 Chair (1987-88), School Personnel
Committee, School of Engineering and Computer Science (SECS),
1987-88 Evaluation Committee of School
Dean, SECS at CSUN
1986-87 Chair, Associate Dean Search and
Screen Committee, SECS at CSUN
1985 Meritorious Performance and
Professional Promise Award Committee, SECS at CSUN
1985 Career Days Conference
Committee, SECS at CSUN
1985 New Faculty Orientation
Committee, CSUN
1984-88 Various Departmental Committees:
Curriculum, Research, Instructional Television Network
(SECS), Peer Review, Part-time Personnel (chair), New Faculty Hires, etc.
1975-78 Campus representative, University
Presidential Committee on Computer-Based Learning, Indiana Purdue University at Fort Wayne
(IPFW)
1975-78 University Faculty Senate (IPFW)
1977-78 University Personnel Committee
(IPFW)
1973-77 Academic Computing Committee
(IPFW)
1972-77 Various Departmental Committees:
Curriculum, Research (IPFW)
1967-70 Various Departmental Committees:
Curriculum, Research, Instructional Television, Academic Computing,
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Disciplines
Software
Engineering
Industry/Academic
Relationships
Distributed
Learning
Strategic
Planning
Expert
Knowledge-Based Systems
Assessment
Computer
Science Education
Professional
Societies
American
Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
American
Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Special Interest Groups for:
Computer Science
Education
Chair of Tutorials
and Workshops, SIGCSE,
Software
Engineering
Association
for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS):
Former co-chair of SIG on
Computer-Based Training
Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE-Computer Society)
International
Inductive Programming Special Interest Group (IPSIG): Senior Technical Advisor
Reviewer
ACM
Computing Reviews
ACM
Communications
ACM
National Conferences
Conferences
on Software Engineering and Training
Educational
Technology
Frontiers
In Education (FIE) Conferences
IFIPS
Conferences
Information
and Software Technology
Journal
International
Software Engineering Conferences
National
Computer Conferences
Software
Engineering & Knowledge Engineering, International Journal
Software
Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBoK) for Requirements Engineering and Program
Management
Software
Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK): Both SWEBoK and SEEK are efforts of
IEEE-CS and ACM
Publishers
Addison-Wesley
Benjamin/Cummings
DC
Heath
Horwood
Ltd. (John Wiley): Consulting Editor for Space Engineering and Technology
McGraw-Hill
Prentice-Hall
Expert
Systems
Software
Engineering
Computer-based
Learning
Relational
Data Bases
Software
Verification